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T h e P o r t a l s o f E P A C H A F o u n d a t i o n – P h a s e I I a r e O p e n :
A Mission to Change America
John Robert Lewis
February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
"We have a moral obligation, a
mission and a mandate!"
Quote, John Robert Lewis
From his beginning to his end,
John Lewis championed
through the years
again and again!
Rep. John Lewis’ Speech at the
1963 March on Washington
Must See Video
Video Courtesy, BillMoyers.comPRO
"We the People" should make certain
to understand, appreciate and truly
cherish the heroic and steadfast
bravery of John Lewis: one of
our greatest Americans who
should never be forgotten.
During a time when egregious violations of
"civil rights" were heightened with rage against African-Americans, there was
young John Lewis - the son of a
sharecropper - in the midst of the battle with unshakable determination coupled with
fear for his life. Although John Lewis was beaten nearly unto death and jailed at least 40 times in his quest for a just & equal America, he forged
on with commitment and overcame numerous adversities with the peacefulness of his feisty
Humanity. Thus, John Lewis endured the
violence and steadfastly championed
the cause of "Civil Rights" that
would change America forever.
"The Civil Rights Movement"
became the thriving, pulsating heartbeat
that forced America to change its shameful,
post-Slavery image: a hypocritical image which continued to be contrary to reality. Following
the era of institutionalized Slavery, America was
yet wreaking with injustices, inequalities and
ugly racism. Quite a contrast for a Nation
which professed freedoms and equality
at home and Around the World.
Mere words cannot fully express the great
and expansive passion of John Lewis'
fervent quest for a better America.
It's every Citizen's responsibility
to ensure that his legacy
lives on forever.
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Mission Accomplished!
Work Well Done!
Eternal Souls that shall never fade away.
Eternity recalled two on the same day.
The mission wasn't easy - the task
at hand was not for play!
The road was arduous . . .
fraught with perils along the way!
"Civil Rights Champions"
C.T. Vivian: July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020
John Lewis: February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
[L] Cordy Tindell Vivian: July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020
was an American minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant
of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement.
[R] John Robert Lewis: February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
was an American politician and civil rights leader. He was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
If it were not for "Civil Rights Champions"
would there ever had been any further
focus on "Human Rights?"
Deepest Gratitude . . .
John Lewis with wife Lillian Miles and son John-Miles Lewis. Lillian was a devoted wife to John Lewis. According to media reports, the couple met at a New Year’s Eve party in 1967.
. . . to John Lewis.
Your work and passion for
civil rights, justice, equality
and a better America shall
never be in vain.
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Learn more about the Life and Legacy of
U.S. Rep. John Robert Lewis
John Robert Lewis
Gone but Never Forgotten!
His Humanity Lives
on Forever!
Many Thanks!
Courtesy, LAW.COM - (Photo: John Disney/ALM)
Deborah Scott (from left), U.S. Reps. David Scott and Hank Johnson and John Lewis,
D-Georgia, and the Rev. C.T. Lewis participate in a voting rights demonstration
on Sept. 25, 2012. Both Lewis and Vivian died on July 17.
Many Thanks!
Courtesy, William Lovelace—Express/Getty Images: https://time.com/
John Lewis (second from left) joins American civil-rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King in a march from Selma, Ala., to the state capital
in Montgomery on March 30, 1965.
Many Thanks!
On August 28, 1963, photographer Rowland Scherman: Edith Lee-Payne of Detroit, Michigan, who celebrated her 12th birthday by attending the March on Washington with her mother.
Many Thanks!
Courtesy, AP: https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Rep-John-Lewis-remembered-for-legacy-of-good-15417317.php#photo-19695761
In this Feb. 23, 1965, file photo, Wilson Baker, left foreground, public safety director, warns of the dangers of night demonstrations at the start of a march in Selma, Ala. Second
from right foreground, is John Lewis of the Student Non-Violent Committee.
Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern
Many Thanks!
Many Thanks!
Courtesy, PAL PILLAI/ AFP / Getty Images:
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Courtesy, Prince Charles & the Duchess of Cornwall sightseeing with John Lewis and Jessie Jackson
Many Thanks!
Courtesy, https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=65860&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=60697&PageID=53825
Congressman John Lewis Greets Students On First Day Of New Middle School Named In His Honor
Many Thanks!
President Barack Obama delivers awards the 2013
Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cordy Tindell
“C.T.” Vivian, during a ceremony in
the East Room of
the White House, Nov. 20, 2013
Many Thanks!
President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to
Congressman John Lewis
in a ceremony in the East Room of the
White House February 15, 2011.
Many Thanks!
“We the People” must forever be
mindful that a “genuine show of
gratitude and honor” is expressed with
“ACTION:” action with commitment and a standing of “UNITY” with unyielding
determination to act responsibly within
our “Citizenry” to uphold law, justice
and those inalienable “rights” –
inextricably belonging to . . .
“ALL Americans”
. . . including our future generations
already with us today.
Many, Many Thanks!
Courtesy, The Lewis'
Lillian Miles Lewis
Farewell - December 2012
John Robert Lewis
February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
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The Journey Home
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
Farewell to John Lewis.
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
He fought the good fight!
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
With "peaceful protest" and
determination . . .
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
He bravely crossed that bridge!
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
He paved the path for "ALL
Citizens" of our Nation!
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
From January - December . . .
Photo Courtesy, Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP - https://www.startribune.com/lewis-to-be-remembered-in-selma-alabama-capitol/571910072/#15
"We the People" should ALL
Remember . . .
John Robert Lewis
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Many Thanks & Farewell.
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